Packing up for Kenya

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We had a wonderful trip to Connecticut and NYC at the beginning of the month, a great road trip to Eastern Washington last week, and a long kayak paddle yesterday to Whidbey Island. We will leave for Seattle on Sunday, and I fly off to Kenya via Amsterdam, with my friend Vicki on Monday.

We will be staying in Nairobi for a few days and then heading north to Nyeri, where Mt. Kenya Academy is located.
http://www.mountkenyaacademy.com/index.htm

Next blog will be from Kenya!

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Photos

Perfect Kayaking Weather
We took a three hour paddle out to Dugalla Bay on Whidbey Island, almost directly across from our beach. The water was perfectly calm...lots of migratory birds, and few boats. The views of Mt Baker and the Cascades were breathtaking...

At the beach where I grew up: Giants Neck
This was a perfect day...almost warm enough to swim. We walked around in the sunshine and visted all my favorite childhood places...

My mom, stepdad Ned, Bill, and me at Devils Hopyard
I went here with my grandparents when I was small. The foliage was beautiful that day...but I couldn't find the potholes that give the park its name...

New York Public Library Lions
We were surprised at how close everything seemed in Manhattan. We walked from our apartment through half of Central Park and back....and saw so many landmarks...

An American Cathedral
This is our first American Cathedral on the blog! ...St Patrick's in NYC.

The Palouse
The hills here are made from loess, a fine yellow dust that blew in thousands of years ago...